When gambling addiction has become tougher than drug addiction.

[Obulis]

The increase in gambling sites is for sure due to the increase in the gambling business which already has addicted gamblers and many are becoming addicted. As much as I can see or notice from my environment, addiction happens to people differently. To one person drug can be more dangerous than gambling and to some gambling is more dangerous than drugs. The way drugs addiction has dealt with some people gambling can't. This two addiction can destroy fortune for life. Although some people try to manage themselves even financially but that didn't stop them from being addicts because they have lost more resources than they think they're managing. Painful how a lot of drug addicts are addicted gamblers.

[Yablee0]

Even at a young age, they gamble in casinos and see nothing wrong with it, which in itself poses a serious danger with negative consequences. It's time for authorities to take serious measures or at least find a solution to this problem.

That's sad so to speak, the casinos owners are just only concerned in making their money and feel less concerned on the after effects it might cause especially on teenagers. However, measures need to be put in place because it's literally getting out of hands I must say. Before now in my country there were some measures put on ground that can restrict underage from gambling but recently, they don't care anymore especially the physical spot betting shops. Anybody regardless your age can just walk into any physical casinos shop or sport betting and place some bet without being question and it's wrong. Furthermore, gambling owners shouldn't only be concerned about their personal gains, but also show some level of concern towards people that have contributed in helping them stay in business.

[junder]

Addiction to gambling or drugs is an equally bad and unfortunate situation because both have the opportunity to destroy the future or destroy one's survival, but even so it does not mean that the opportunity to recover or recover is completely absent because in my opinion, regardless of the addiction, no matter how severe the level, there is still a chance of recovery but it depends on the culprit himself who has the decision.

[swogerino]

Gambling addiction is more difficult to quit compared to drug addiction because many drug addicts who choose to go to a rehab center the success rate is about 80% or more for them to come clean because it is biological. Gambling addicts who are forced to rehab centers as no gambler go there by choice can have a success rate of around 50% or just a bit more because it is related to dopamine, the brain of a gambling addict thinks that I only feel good while I am gambling and this feeling is much more difficult to overcome than any biological dependence.

[TopTort777]

Gambling addiction is more difficult to quit compared to drug addiction because many drug addicts who choose to go to a rehab center the success rate is about 80% or more for them to come clean because it is biological. Gambling addicts who are forced to rehab centers as no gambler go there by choice can have a success rate of around 50% or just a bit more because it is related to dopamine, the brain of a gambling addict thinks that I only feel good while I am gambling and this feeling is much more difficult to overcome than any biological dependence.

But a person can return to gambling after he did addiction preventive measures, and gamble for fun, less intense, make it as a hobby. When a person returns to drugs (and many do that), he starts all over again. You cant go to drug rehabs multiple times. One day drugs are going to kill you. But gambling not. For me gambling addiction can be cured by finding other hobby or activity, or person understand that he wont be able to earn with gambling (I believe that gambling addicted mostly are those who gamble to earn). You can do same with drugs. You cant find a drug that will be less dangerous for life. You cant find a drug that will allow to have same effect but be less harmful.

[Makus]

The reason why sites keeps on increasing on a daily basis is because of the rate at which the rate of gamblers increases, this is seen as a lucrative business and so is the use of drugs as well. These addictions are damaging but very profitable to others, those that sell drugs don't use their substance and those that own casinos don't gamble, this tells you that they know the damages it can cause. Both drugs and gambling addiction are serious issues but drug addiction tends to be more dangerous because it can result to psychological and health issues.

[rojan]

Gambling addiction is more difficult to quit compared to drug addiction because many drug addicts who choose to go to a rehab center the success rate is about 80% or more for them to come clean because it is biological. Gambling addicts who are forced to rehab centers as no gambler go there by choice can have a success rate of around 50% or just a bit more because it is related to dopamine, the brain of a gambling addict thinks that I only feel good while I am gambling and this feeling is much more difficult to overcome than any biological dependence.

But a person can return to gambling after he did addiction preventive measures, and gamble for fun, less intense, make it as a hobby. When a person returns to drugs (and many do that), he starts all over again. You cant go to drug rehabs multiple times. One day drugs are going to kill you. But gambling not. For me gambling addiction can be cured by finding other hobby or activity, or person understand that he wont be able to earn with gambling (I believe that gambling addicted mostly are those who gamble to earn). You can do same with drugs. You cant find a drug that will be less dangerous for life. You cant find a drug that will allow to have same effect but be less harmful.

I believe that gambling addiction is a serious issue as is drug addiction, but they impact different people in different ways. Addiction to drugs can cause physical harm. And even become a life-threatening condition, whereas gambling addiction primarily harms a person's financial status. Relationships and mental health. Another difficulty with gambling addiction is that in many areas, gambling is readily available and socially acceptable, making it more tempting to return to gambling. I do feel that some ex-gamblers will be able to learn to gamble responsibly, and that the drug user who relapses will likely find themselves in a much more perilous situation. In the end, it takes a commitment to change, support from others and a willingness to change an addict's lifestyle to be able to recover from either addiction.

[@nn@_pen9]

The both addictions are actually nothing to write home about to be honest, both are very deadly and aren't that friendly to humanity and that's the common reality. However, the common difference in both of them is that gamble is actually stocked in the mind and can't be easily dealt with. The whole mind is actually choked up with it and it can actually make you spend everything you call money that was on you in a single day if not careful, but talking about drug, it got some limit. Perhaps, their is a certain quantity of drugs you will consume in a day and your body will start rejecting it unless the surpose drug addict has plans of killing himself by himself. These are two things that shouldn't even happen to any living persons on earth  because if you have experienced it before then you will know exactly what am talking about.

Fundamentally, both are detrimental and addictive particularly regarding their financial impact but drugs are far more dangerous than gambling itself gambling addiction is something that can be overcome, as it ultimately depends on the individual. The root issues in gambling are a lack of self control and an inability to manage the emotions that arise from losing. If individuals could master this control, I believe gambling would not be a burden instead, they could play freely and simply enjoy themselves.

[Sandra_hakeem]

The shared quote sounds like the victim belongs to some prediction Telegram group where a group of people who work as a team operate and control the group with their testimonies and share recent games, which they talk about with assurance that the game can be won, but in reality one loss leads to another.

That may be the case here, but that still doesn't sit well with me as an excuse for losing money. Since it's much more difficult to control whatever happens in prediction channels, especially on telegram and the rest of those shitty prediction markets, why not have this controlled from within the you? Like, just redirect your focus and break the cycle of overthinking whether or not you need to move on. If you must gamble, make your own predictions on the sites and nowhere else.

Not all are innocent, as parading a casino and running ads as if it's an easy place to make money attracts vulnerable victims into gambling, driven by their own greed and desire to make fast money. Aside from this, addicted gamblers also need to take full responsibility that they were not forced into this.

Greed!! That's the key word. When it was all roses, they never complained but when the casinos broke the matrix and milked them of so much money, they began to accuse them of making "too captivating" promotional advertisements? Make it make sense to me.

[Jostern]

I don’t think gambling addiction can be compared to drug addiction is just two different things, because you can try to quit gambling addiction and starts gambling responsibly, but drug addiction is very difficult to overcome, and talking about drugs is so difficult to stop, the thing is drug is illegal while gambling is legal which is two different things that you can’t really compare both of them together.

Addiction is a very difficult things to stop, whatever thing that you’re addicted to is always very hard to stop, so in a nutshell addiction is a huge problem and a challenge.

[avp2306]

I don’t think gambling addiction can be compared to drug addiction is just two different things, because you can try to quit gambling addiction and starts gambling responsibly, but drug addiction is very difficult to overcome, and talking about drugs is so difficult to stop, the thing is drug is illegal while gambling is legal which is two different things that you can’t really compare both of them together.

Addiction is a very difficult things to stop, whatever thing that you’re addicted to is always very hard to stop, so in a nutshell addiction is a huge problem and a challenge.

It can be since both is destructive to those people experiencing this problem. The problem is we can't compare both, because the effect of this issues is the same.

That's why since we know that both addictions is extremely serious and can cause heavy problems. Its our responsibility not to fall from it seriously and we already have projections on how really serious this problem that's why we need to discipline and manage our activities. So hard to stop when you are already experiencing this issues, that's why while this shitty situation didn't happen to us yet. Much better to follow the great advices on gambling and do all things in proper moderation.

[rachael9385]

Addiction to gambling or drugs is an equally bad and unfortunate situation because both have the opportunity to destroy the future or destroy one's survival, but even so it does not mean that the opportunity to recover or recover is completely absent because in my opinion, regardless of the addiction, no matter how severe the level, there is still a chance of recovery but it depends on the culprit himself who has the decision.

Recovery from any kind of addiction is possible but it all depends on the individual, the reason why a lot of people find it difficult to recover from an addiction is because they tell themselves that it is impossible to recover from it because of the fact they are deep in it. Addiction is a mental thing and it's worse when you accept it.

[Sammye3]

This news is based on personal differences and not a general phenomenon because to an extent I dont see how drug addiction is easier to quit over gambling addiction. For better clarity, it would be best to hear from both the drug and gambling addicts and their experiences/challenges faced.

Personally,  I would say that drug addiction is something that is almost impossible to stop. The main purpose of gambling is to make more money and once that option is alternated with a more sensible option, gambling becomes easier to stop.

[AmaGold70]

I always thought that drug addiction is worse than gambling addiction, but there are news saying that in this country, gambling addiction has become harder to quit than drugs.

So what is happening to the world, does the rampant number of gambling sites, which I think are already thousands or hundreds of thousands operating and ready to cater to anyone, whether they are in a country where gambling is restricted or not, result in this serious problem of addiction?

What do you think about this, is the rampant increase of gambling sites good or bad for people overall?

‘Harder to quit than drugs’: illegal online gambling fuels Hongkongers’ growing addiction
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“The Telegram groups have made me gamble more. The only common topic in the groups is gambling. Everyone gambles ... When you listen to all the advice and tips, you will be placing bets on dozens of matches. It is difficult to detach oneself,” Chan said.

Both gambling, and drug addiction are both disastrous to their victims. As a drug addict, you endanger your health, and life by the hard drugs you take, health is likely to deteriorate, and because some of these hard drugs are so expensive, a drug addict also spend huge amount of money buying them. Drug addiction can equally make an addicted person to loose properties, because when there is no money to buy these drugs they end up selling their properties, and use the money to take drugs.
In the case of gambling, the same effect is also seen in the life of a gambler, and both gamblers, and drug addicts need help to come of such situation.
Actually, the widespread of gambling site is on the increase, and is aiding the increase in gambling. In this case , I will recommend proper regulatory policies, and unlicensed gambling sites should be banned.

[Free Market Capitalist]

It's not that it's tougher; it's that there has been an exponential increase in gambling, especially online, and with that, cases of problem gambling have also risen just as sharply. In contrast, the increase in drug use has been more steady.

Personally,  I would say that drug addiction is something that is almost impossible to stop. The main purpose of gambling is to make more money and once that option is alternated with a more sensible option, gambling becomes easier to stop.
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The problem with gambling is its ability to destroy a person’s assets in a short period of time. In the chaos of drug abuse, the danger is usually physical—to one’s health—or even psychiatric. While the danger of gambling may have a psychiatric component, the main problem is that it can leave you ruined for life in a short amount of time.

[bubilas]

I always thought that drug addiction is worse than gambling addiction, but there are news saying that in this country, gambling addiction has become harder to quit than drugs.

So what is happening to the world, does the rampant number of gambling sites, which I think are already thousands or hundreds of thousands operating and ready to cater to anyone, whether they are in a country where gambling is restricted or not, result in this serious problem of addiction?

What do you think about this, is the rampant increase of gambling sites good or bad for people overall?

‘Harder to quit than drugs’: illegal online gambling fuels Hongkongers’ growing addiction
reading the full story..

“The Telegram groups have made me gamble more. The only common topic in the groups is gambling. Everyone gambles ... When you listen to all the advice and tips, you will be placing bets on dozens of matches. It is difficult to detach oneself,” Chan said.

It's just that people with drug addiction suffer from inadequacy only periodically, during the drug use. But when someone suffers from gambling (addiction), it's unclear when they're sane and when their thoughts are completely confused. My conclusion fits perfectly with the story of the guy who became addicted to slots and, while living in a rented apartment, emptied all the furniture and appliances and sold them to quickly pay off his debts.
This is inappropriate behavior that requires treatment and correction. I'm not saying drug addiction is better; they are both serious illnesses.

[Somto9Light]

It's just that people with drug addiction suffer from inadequacy only periodically, during the drug use. But when someone suffers from gambling (addiction), it's unclear when they're sane and when their thoughts are completely confused. My conclusion fits perfectly with the story of the guy who became addicted to slots and, while living in a rented apartment, emptied all the furniture and appliances and sold them to quickly pay off his debts.
This is inappropriate behavior that requires treatment and correction. I'm not saying drug addiction is better; they are both serious illnesses.

Do you realize there are also drug addicts that are in serious debts due to their addiction for drugs. There are drugs that are so expensive and people often get addicted to these types of drugs, so most times when they lack money to afford these drugs, some end up taking them on credit, some take up loans to buy then. They accumulate these debts until it has piled up so high that they don’t even know how to pay up, some even go as far as selling off all their properties for a cheap price just to make sure they meet up.

[L E G E N D A R Y]

It's just that people with drug addiction suffer from inadequacy only periodically, during the drug use. But when someone suffers from gambling (addiction), it's unclear when they're sane and when their thoughts are completely confused. My conclusion fits perfectly with the story of the guy who became addicted to slots and, while living in a rented apartment, emptied all the furniture and appliances and sold them to quickly pay off his debts.
This is inappropriate behavior that requires treatment and correction. I'm not saying drug addiction is better; they are both serious illnesses.

One thing about gambling addiction is that, the  most effects are usually financially and emotionally, financially because it eats into their finances so deeply that most at times they even become seriously broke and depressed. Emotionally because it affects their emotional states and wellbeing, and even their relationships with their family and friends.  But Drug addiction has all these problems and even goes beyond that, it even affects them psychologically, most of them end up losing their sanity completely until they get professional help.

[Livingleged]

What do you think about this, is the rampant increase of gambling sites good or bad for people overall?

while gambling addiction can be extremely difficult to overcome, i do think that drug addiction is way worse and harder to overcome. its easier to control gambling by staying away from the gambling site either by self exclusion or even deactivating the account until you're back to your right state of mind to gamble again. its not so easy to stay away from drugs  if really you're an addict. the rampant increase in gambling site should not be a bad development to the society, it actually give gamblers more option to try out across the different sites, it can only become problem if players doesn't  know when to gamble and when to stop and that just a personal issues with every gamblers out there which is controlling your emotion when you're having a bad run.    

[knuckey]

So what is happening to the world, does the rampant number of gambling sites, which I think are already thousands or hundreds of thousands operating and ready to cater to anyone, whether they are in a country where gambling is restricted or not, result in this serious problem of addiction?

This is one reason why online gambling addiction is more dangerous than drug addiction. The ease of accessing gambling sites today allows anyone to gamble. Children, teenagers, adults, and the elderly have easier access, even with minimal restrictions on sites blocked by their respective countries. Worse still, are those who are curious enough to try gambling or fall prey to influencer marketing. They tend to become addicts more quickly than those who learn before gambling.